Three distinct factors are likely to drive the type of weather farmers and ranchers experience in Manitoba this winter, Daniel Bezte writes, starting this issue with a look at the atmospheric event known as La Niña.
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Forecasting winter 2025-26 in Manitoba
A weak La Niña is in play again this winter, but its effects aren’t clear
Frost-free season stretches out for most of Manitoba
The 2025 growing season was longer than average for most of the Prairies, despite an early brush with freezing temperatures in early September
The length of the frost-free season right across the Prairies for 2025 turned out to be longer than average, weather expert Daniel Bezte reports.
Will Manitoba’s warm fall linger?
Weather data confirms a mild start to autumn, but forecasts farther into fall 2025 are mixed for Manitoba
Weather data confirms a mild start to autumn, but forecasts farther into fall 2025 are mixed for Manitoba.
Manitoba farmers fight sprouted wheat after rain
Manitoba’s rainy streak in mid-September has led to some sprouting problems in unharvested wheat fields
Rain in mid-September has led to wheat sprouting problems in some Manitoba farm fields, jeopardizing wheat quality for some farmers who’d hoped for top dollar from this year’s crop.
Why drying crops in the fall is so tough
Shorter days, temperature, humidity and wind are some of the fall weather factors that play into whether or not that crop dries down
Shorter days, temperature, humidity and wind are some of the fall weather factors that play into whether or not that crop dries down
Does fall predict winter?
More bits of weather folklore, from loon calls to when the geese and herons migrate south, and whether they actually do predict the winter weather to come
More bits of weather folklore, from loon calls to when the geese and herons migrate south, and whether they actually do predict winter weather to come.
Mythbusting the folklore of winter forecasts
Can Manitoba’s fall really predict future winter weather? From early leaf drop to when the birds leave, there are plenty of old sayings, but how much fact is there behind the folklore?
Can Manitoba’s fall really predict future winter weather? From early leaf drop to when the birds leave, there are plenty of old sayings, but how much fact is there behind the folklore?
Manitoba soybeans dodge frost damage
Frost hit large parts of Manitoba in early September, but wasn’t prevalent or long-lasting enough to cause concern for soybean fields
Frost hit large swaths of Manitoba in early September, but wasn’t prevalent or long-lasting enough to cause concern for soybean fields.
2025 cereal harvest hits highs and lows in Manitoba
Oat harvest was complicated by heavy rain, while wheat yields so far are all over the map and depend on each area’s drought situation
Manitoba’s oat harvest was complicated by heavy rain, while wheat yields so far are all over the map and depend on each area’s drought situation.
LETTER: Is this what young people deserve?
Letter to the editor, sent in reaction Co-operator stories on wildfire smoke implications to human health and agriculture
Letter to the editor, sent in reaction Co-operator stories on wildfire smoke implications to human health and agriculture
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
